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HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS PROGRAM
Healthcare-Associated Infections ProgramCenter for Health Care Quality
California Department of Public Health
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections:
Do You Know if Your Health Care Providers are Doing the Most Important Things Consistently?
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Objectives
• Review evidence-based practices known to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI)
• Discuss observed gaps in infection prevention practices• Review recommendations for monitoring adherence to
infection prevention practices• Review CDPH Adherence Monitoring Tools• Discuss how to establish a facility-wide adherence
monitoring program
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HAI Prevention – What works?
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HAI Prevention – What works? • Evidence-based practice recommendations are based on
science • If studied systematically, does a practice result in reduced
infection rates? • To be considered an infection prevention “best practice,”
is the practice associated with sustained low HAI rates?• Careful evaluation of available studies, including
risk/benefit, determines recommended practices• Where scientifically valid studies are lacking, consensus
expert opinion also considered but never alone
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HAI Prevention – What works? • Best sources for evidence-based HAI prevention practice
recommendations • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee (HICPAC)• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) / Society
for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
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HAI Prevention Practice Terms
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Core Infection Prevention Practices
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Are Core Infection Prevention Care Practices Performed Routinely?
Results of CDPH HAI Program Liaison IP Observations
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Are Core Infection Prevention Care Practices Used Routinely in YOUR facility?
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You won’t know if you don’t monitor!
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Monitoring Hand Hygiene11
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Adherence Monitoring Tools for Core Practices• Hand hygiene• Safe injection practices• Blood glucose meter• Environmental cleaning and disinfection• Device reprocessing• High level disinfection of reusable devices• Contact precautions
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Reducing Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Rates
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2020 CDI Prevention Goal
• Target set by National Action Plan to Prevent HAI• Recommended by the CDPH HAI Advisory Committee for
all California hospitals
• 30% CDI reduction from 2015 baseline = Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) of 0.70 in 2020• On track to achieve 2020 target if SIR 0.88 in 2017 SIR 0.82 in 2018
SIR 0.76 in 2019
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Healthcare-Associated CDI in California• CDI reported frequently by California hospitals
2016 • Over 10,000 hospital-onset CDI (60% of reported HAI)• 40 hospitals high CDI for 3-4 years, 2013-2016
2017 (unpublished data)
• 59% of hospitals on track to reach 2020 goal, SIR < 0.88 (41% not on track)
• 26 hospitals still significantly higher than 2015 baseline
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Ask these questions about CDI incidence in your hospital:
Do the numbers of CDI reported represent true infection or asymptomatic colonization?
Are our providers testing only those patients with signs and symptoms of CDI?
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Accuracy of CDI Diagnosis / Surveillance Data
• Sensitive diagnostic testing methods allow for rapid identification of patients with CDI• Prompt initiation of CDI therapy improves patient
outcomes• Prompt initiation of Contact precautions minimizes
transmission risk to others
• Sensitive diagnostic tests sometimes used inappropriately• Detect asymptomatic C. difficile colonization• Initiate unnecessary CDI therapy• Report inaccurate surveillance data
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CDI Testing• CDI testing should be limited to symptomatic patients with
unformed stool• Presence of unexplained and new-onset diarrhea• >3 unformed stools over 24 hours
• Implement pre-agreed hospital-wide criteria for CDI testing• Algorithm to direct proper testing• Discontinue laxatives 24-48 hours prior to testing • Laboratory rejects testing if formed stool (does not
conform to shape of container)
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CDI Testing
• If no pre-agreed institutional criteria for CDI testing, perform positive stool toxin test as part of a multi-step algorithm*• Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) plus toxin, or• GDH plus toxin arbitrated by nucleic acid amplification
test (NAAT) such as polymerase chair reaction (PCR), or• NAAT plus toxin
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CDI Testing• Use laboratory-based system for immediate notification of
positive CDI test results• Do not repeat testing within 7 days during same episode of
diarrhea• “Test of cure” not recommended
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CDI Testing in Children
• Do not test neonates or infants <12 months of age
• Do not test children 1-2 years of age unless other infectious or non infectious causes have been excluded
• Test children >2 years of age only if prolonged or worsening diarrhea and risk factors or relevant exposures (exposure to healthcare system or recent antibiotics)
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Reducing CDI Rate/SIR: The Most Important Things
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Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Prevention
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CDI Prevention – What works?
Best sources for evidence-based CDI prevention practice recommendations
• CDC CDI Prevention Primer • Slide set• Summarizes CDC guideline recommendations
• IDSA/SHEA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile • NEW, Feb 2018• Lead author, Cliff McDonald /CDC
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CDI is a 2-Step Process
The following events may occur separately and in any order, but both are required for infection to occur:
1. The normal intestinal flora must be compromised(primarily due to antibiotics) allowing for C.difficile to establish itself and proliferate
2. C.difficile bacteria or spores must be ingested
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CDI Risk Factors• Antimicrobial exposure • Acquisition of C. difficile bacteria • Advanced age• Immunosuppression• Tube feedings• Gastric acid suppression• Prolonged stay in healthcare facility• Inflammatory bowel disease• GI surgery
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(Modifiable risk factor)(Modifiable risk factor)
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CDI-Targeted Antimicrobial Stewardship• Implement an antimicrobial stewardship program
• Minimize frequency and duration of high-risk antimicrobials and numbers of antimicrobials prescribed
• Target antimicrobials based on local epidemiology • Restricting fluoroquinolones, cephalosporin, and
clindamycin found most useful (may still be used for surgical prophylaxis)
• Reduce use of broad-spectrum antibiotics• Enforcing narrow-spectrum antibiotic policy with feedback
to prescribing physicians resulted in significant CDI reduction in 3 hospital geriatric medical wards (Fowler, 2007)
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• When patient diagnosed with CDI, review recent and current antimicrobials
• Stop the inciting antibiotic ASAP
• Start CDI antibiotic therapy empirically for lab delay or fulminant CDI
CDI-Targeted Antimicrobial Stewardship
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CDPH Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions for CDI Prevention
• Improve overall antimicrobial prescribing Fewer patients on antimicrobials
Fewer patients develop CDI Fewer CDI patients contribute to transmission
• Stop unnecessary antibiotics in patients with new CDI diagnoses
Improve clinical response to treatment and reduce risk of recurrent CDI
Fewer CDI patients contribute to transmission
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CDPH Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions for CDI Prevention• Restrict antimicrobials with high risk for CDI
Promote use of lower risk antimicrobials Fewer patients susceptible for CDI
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Examples of CDI-Targeted ASP Interventions
• Formulary restriction and prospective audit with feedback• Target antibiotic(s) most associated with CDI at your
facility• Recommend lower-risk alternatives, and optimizing
dosing, route and duration of therapy
• Target patients with CDI diagnoses for medication review to identify and discontinue unnecessary antibiotics
See CDPH HAI Program Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Initiative for more examples and toolkits at www.cdph.ca.gov/HAI
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Contact Precautions for CDI
• Assign private room with dedicated toilet• Cohort only with other CDI colonized or infected patients
• Place on Contact Precautions for duration of diarrhea
• Continue Contact precautions for at least 48 hours after diarrhea resolved
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Contact Precautions for CDI
• Use gloves and gowns upon room entry and for patient care• Gloves are effective at preventing C. difficile
contamination of hands (Dubberke, 2014)
• Adherence to glove use critical to preventing C. difficile transmission via hands of HCP
• Remove gloves prior to exiting room
• Emphasize hand hygiene compliance
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Contact Precautions Special Approaches
When CDI rates remain high or during outbreak
• Place patients with diarrhea on Contact precautions pending CDI confirmation • Also called “preemptive” Contact precautions• Rationale: Patients with CDI may contaminate
environment and hands of healthcare personnel before results of testing known
• For patient with possible recurrent CDI, isolate and test following first unformed stool
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Hand Hygiene for CDI• Perform hand hygiene before and after contact with CDI
patient and after removing gloves• Follow CDC or WHO guidelines
• Routinely use alcohol hand rub or soap and water• C. difficile spores are resistant to alcohol However, clinical
studies have not found increase in CDI with alcohol-based hand hygiene products, but several did find reductions in MRSA or VRE
• Use soap and water during CDI outbreak, “hyper-endemic setting,” or fecal hand contamination
• Encourage patient hand hygiene
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When CDI rates remain high or during outbreak
• Hand hygiene with soap and water• Be aware: Hand hygiene adherence may decrease when
soap and water is only option provided
• Universal glove use • Asymptomatic carriers play a role in transmission (though
magnitude of contribution unknown)• Practical CDI screening tests not available
Hand Washing and Gloves Special Approaches
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CDI in the Hospital Environment
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Equipment
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• Use disposable equipment when possible• Replace electronic thermometers with single use
disposable• Identify and remove unnecessary equipment that can be
environmental sources of C. difficile transmission • Ensure reusable equipment is cleaned with a sporicidal
disinfectant
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Preventing CDI: The MOST Important Things
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Are CDI Prevention Care Practices Performed Routinely?
Results of CDPH HAI Program Liaison IP Observations
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Are CDI Prevention Care Practices Used Routinely in YOUR facility?
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Monitoring Contact Precautions47
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Monitoring Environmental Cleaning48
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Adherence Monitoring Tools for CDI Prevention
• Contact precautions• Environmental cleaning and disinfection• Hand hygiene• Device reprocessing• High level disinfection of reusable devices• CDI-targeted ASP practices (coming soon)
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Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention
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CLABSI Prevention – What works?
Best sources for evidence-based CLABSI prevention practice recommendations • CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-
Related Infections, 2011• CDC Checklist for CLABSI Prevention of CLABSI
• SHEA/IDSA Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated BSI Acute Care Hospitals, 2014
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2020 CLABSI Prevention Goal
• Target set by National Action Plan to Prevent HAI– Recommended by the CDPH HAI Advisory
Committee for California hospitals
• 50% CLABSI reduction from 2015 baseline = SIR 0.50 in 2020– On track if SIR 0.80 in 2017 SIR 0.70 in 2018SIR 0.60 in 2019
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CLABSI in California
• CLABSI continues to be a prevention priority2016 • 2,594 reported in 2016• Need to prevent ~1,200 annually to meet 2020 goal
2017 (unpublished data)
• 62% of hospitals on track to reach 2020 goal, SIR < 0.80 (38% not on track)
• 20 hospitals still significantly higher than 2015 baseline
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CLABSI Pathogenesis Common mechanisms• Pathogens migrate on external surface of catheter
• CLABSI in early period following insertion (less than 7 days)• Pathogens migrate along internal surface of catheter
• CLABSI more common after 7 days• Access port contamination
Less common mechanisms• Seeding from another source• Example: contaminated infusates
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CLABSI Risk Factors• Multiple catheters• Catheters with multiple lumens• Emergency insertion• Prolonged duration• Prolonged hospital stay prior to line insertion• Excessive line manipulation • Neutropenia• Prematurity• Total parenteral nutrition• Hemodialysis
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Hemodialysis
• Catheters (specifically, central lines) are the most common cause of BSI in dialysis patients• 7X higher CLABSI risk than arteriovenous fistulas or grafts
• Include hemodialysis providers and contractors in CLABSI prevention education and competency programs
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Can You Modify CLABSI Risk?
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Central Line Insertion Practices (CLIP)Prepare • All-inclusive catheter cart/kit• Choose low risk insertion site – avoid femoral• Ultrasound guidance for insertion
Insert• Hand hygiene • Maximal sterile barriers
• Mask, cap, gown, sterile gloves on HCP• Sterile full body drape on patient
• Prepare insertion site with alcoholic CHG
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Central Line Insertion Practice (CLIP)
Cover• Sterile gauze or transparent, semipermeable dressing
• CHG-impregnated dressing for patients >18 years old
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Handle and Maintain Central Lines• Hand hygiene compliance
• Bathe ICU patients daily with CHG daily • Unless younger than 2 months
• Scrub access port prior to each access with antiseptic• Use CHG, providone iodine, iodophor, or 70% alcohol
• Use only sterile devices to access catheters
• Apply antimicrobial ointment to hemodialysis catheter insertion sites
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Handle and Maintain Central Lines• Immediately replace dressings that are soiled or dislodged
• Change dressings regularly • Gauze dressings every 2 days• Semipermeable dressings at least every 7 days
• Use CHG-impregnated dressing if >18 years of age
• Change administration sets • Not more frequently than every 4 days• At least every 7 days • If blood or fat emulsion, change every 24 hours
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Minimize Line Duration• Perform daily audits to assess line necessity
• Promptly remove unnecessary central lines
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Hand Hygiene• Before and after
• Palpating catheter insertion site• Do not palpate insertion site after applying antiseptic unless
aseptic technique maintained• Inserting catheter • Accessing catheter • Repairing or replacing dressing • Invasive procedures
• Before donning and after removing gloves• Between patients• When hands obviously soiled or contamination suspected
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Organizational Prevention Practices• Educate HCP on line indications, insertion, maintenance
• Reeducate at regular intervals• Document competency for line insertion and maintenance
• Periodically assess knowledge and competency of line care
• Provide line insertion checklist to ensure adherence
• Empower staff to stop insertion for improper technique
• Provide efficient access to supplies (cart or kit)• Measure performance
• Including adherence monitoring, feedback)• Ensure appropriate nurse-patient ratio
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Special Approaches
When CLABSI rates remain high• Use antiseptic or antimicrobial impregnated catheters• Use CHG containing dressings in patients over 2 months of
age• Use antiseptic containing hub/connector cap• Use silver zeolite-impregnated umbilical catheter in pre-
term infants• Use antimicrobial locks for central lines• Use recombinant tissue plasminogen activating factor
once weekly after hemodialysis
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Preventing CLABSI: The MOST Important Things
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Are CLABSI Prevention Care Practices Performed Routinely?
Results of CDPH HAI Program Liaison IP Observations
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CLABSI Practice Observations40 Hospitals with High Rates, 2015-2016
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Are CLABSI Prevention Care Practices Used Routinely in YOUR facility?
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• Assess CLIP adherence for early-onset CLABSI (<7 days)
• If CLABSI rates remain high, monitor CLIP in all locations where lines are inserted, including OR and interventional radiology
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Monitoring Central Line Insertion
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Monitoring Central Line Access Maintenance
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Adherence Monitoring Tools for CLABSI Prevention
• Central line insertion practices (CLIP)• Central line maintenance• Central line access and dressing changes• Hand hygiene
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Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention
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SSI Prevention – What works?
Best sources for evidence-based SSI prevention practice recommendations • CDC/HICPAC SSI Prevention Guideline, 2017
• CDC SSI Prevention Guideline, 1999
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2020 SSI Prevention Goal
• Target set by National Action Plan to Prevent HAI– Recommended by the CDPH HAI Advisory
Committee for California hospitals
• 30% SSI reduction from 2015 baseline = SIR 0.70 in 2020– On track if SIR 0.88 in 2017 SIR 0.82 in 2018SIR 0.76 in 2019
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SSI in California
• SSI can be devastating2016 • 3,788 deep incisional and organ space SSI reported by
California hospitals
2017 (unpublished data)
• 64 hospitals had SSI SIR >2.0 for one or more procedures (double the number predicted)• 9 of those hospitals had SIR >4.0 (4x the number
predicted)
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SSI Epidemiology
• SSI generally occur within 30 days following surgery • 8 California-mandated procedures monitored to 90 days
• 2% of hospitalized surgical patients acquire SSI • 3% die (75% attributable to the SSI)• Many result in long term disability
• SSI increase hospital length of stay by 7-10 days
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Source of SSI Pathogens • Patient’s flora
• From skin, GI tract, mucous membranes• Due to inadequate skip prep• Seeding from pre-existing sites of infection
• Surgical personnel flora• Inadequate hand hygiene• Breaks in aseptic techniques
• Contaminated equipment (less common)• Surgical instruments• Medical devices in operating room • Ventilation
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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
• Administer antimicrobial prophylaxis in accordance with evidence-based standards and guidelines• Administer such that bactericidal concentration is
highest in serum and tissues at time of incision• Administer before skin incision in all Cesarean sections• For all clean and clean/contaminated procedures, STOP
antibiotics after incision is closed in the OR, even in the presence of a drain
• Topical antimicrobial agents (such as ointments, solutions, or powders) should not be applied to the surgical incision
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• Before surgery, patients should shower/bathe (full body) • Soap or an antiseptic agent • At least the night before the operative day
• Skin preparation in the operating room should be performed with an alcohol-based antiseptic
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• During surgery, control blood glucose level in all patients (<200mg/dl)
• Maintain perioperative normothermia in all patients
• Administer increased fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) during surgery and after extubation in the immediate postoperative period for patients with normal pulmonary function undergoing anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
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Perioperative Care
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• Transfusion of blood products should not be withheld from surgical patients as a means to prevent SSI
• For prosthetic joint patients receiving systemic corticosteroid or other immunosuppressive therapy, in clean and clean-contaminated procedures,do not administer additional antimicrobial prophylaxis doses after the surgical incision is closed in the operating room,even in the presence of a drain
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Preparation of Surgical Patient • Identify and treat remote infections before elective operation
• Postpone elective operation until infection resolved• Do not remove hair unless will interfere with the operation
• If necessary, remove hair immediately before the operation with clippers immediately prior to procedure
• Encourage tobacco cessation for minimum of 30 days prior to surgery
• Ensure skin around incision site is free of gross contamination prior to antiseptic skin preparation
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Hand and Forearm Antisepsis for Surgical Team
• Perform preoperative hand and forearm antisepsis according to manufacturer’s recommendations for the product being used
• Refer to additional recommendations in CDC Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Setting, 2002 (summarized on next slide)
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Surgical Hand Antisepsis• Remove rings, watches, and bracelets before beginning the
surgical hand scrub
• Remove debris from underneath fingernails using a nail cleaner under running water
• Perform surgical hand antisepsis using either an antimicrobial soap or an alcohol-based hand rub with persistent activity before donning sterile gloves
• When using an alcohol-based surgical hand-scrub product with persistent activity, allow hands and forearms to dry thoroughly before donning sterile gloves
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• Maintain positive pressure ventilation in the operating room and adjoining spaces
• Maintain the number of air exchanges, airflow patterns, temperature, humidity, location of vents, and use of filters in accordance with recommendations from the most recent version of the Facilities Guidelines Institute – Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities (current version – 2014)
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• Do not perform special cleaning or closing of OR after contaminated or dirty operations
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Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces
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• Sterilize all surgical instruments according to published guidelines and manufacturer’s recommendations
• Immediate-use steam sterilization should never be used for reasons of convenience, as an alternative to purchasing additional instrument sets, or to save time. • This practice should be reserved only for patient care
items that will be used immediately in emergency situations when no other options are available.
• Refer to CDC HICPAC 2008 Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities for additional recommendations.
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Surgical Attire and Drapes• Wear a surgical mask that fully covers the mouth and nose
• When entering the operating room if an operation is about to begin or already under way
• If sterile instruments are exposed• Wear the mask throughout the operation
• Wear a new disposable or hospital-laundered head covering for each case• Whenever entering the operating room• Ensure it fully covers all hair on the head and all facial hair not
covered by the surgical mask• Wear sterile gloves if serving as a member of the scrubbed
surgical team• Put on sterile gloves after donning a sterile gown
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Surgical Attire and Drapes
• Use surgical gowns and drapes that are effective barriers when wet • Materials that resist liquid penetration
• Change scrub suits that are visibly soiled, contaminated, and/or penetrated by blood or other potentially infectious materials
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• Protect primarily closed incisions with a sterile dressing for 24-48 hours postoperatively
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• Adhere to principles of sterile technique when performing all invasive procedures
• If drainage is necessary, use a closed suction drain• Place drain in a separate incision distant from the
operative incision• Remove drain as soon as possible
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Sterile and Surgical Technique
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Are SSI Prevention Care Practices Performed Routinely?
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SSI Prevention Practice Observations41 hospitals with High SSI, 2015-16
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Are SSI Prevention Care Practices Used Routinely in YOUR facility?
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Monitoring in the Operating Room
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Monitoring Device Reprocessing
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Monitoring High Level Disinfection
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Adherence Monitoring Tools for SSI Prevention
• OR observations• Hand hygiene• Safe injection practices• Environmental cleaning and disinfection• Device reprocessing• High level disinfection of reusable devices• Sterilization of reusable devices
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Facility-wide Adherence Monitoring ProgramWho, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
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Who Recommends Adherence Monitoring?
• Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America (SHEA)• Centers for Disease Control and Epidemiology (CDC)• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
(HICPAC) • The Joint Commission (TJC)• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
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SHEA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAI in Acute Care Hospitals, 2014 Updates
“Continued progress in healthcare epidemiology and implementation science research has led to improvements in our understanding of effective HAI prevention strategies.
Despite these advancements, HAIs continue to affect about 1 out of every 25 hospitalized patients, leading to substantial morbidity, mortality, and excess healthcare expenditures, and there are persistent gaps between recommendations and practice.” (Magill, 2014)
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CDC/HICPAC Core Practices, 2017
• Monitor adherence to infection prevention practices and infection control requirements
• Provide prompt, regular feedback on adherence and related outcomes to healthcare personnel and facility leadership
• Train performance monitoring personnel and use standardized tools and definitions
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TJC National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)
Goal 7 - Reduce the risk of healthcare–associated infections• Monitor compliance with best practices or evidence-based
guidelines• NPSG 07.03.01 – MDRO• NPSG 07.04.01 – CLABSI• NPSG 07.05.01 – SSI• NPSG 07.06.01 - CAUTI
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement
“Measuring the results of process changes will tell you if the changes are leading to an improved, safer system. Examples include percent of patient encounters in compliance with hand hygiene procedure and percent of environmental cleanings completed appropriately.”
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CDC Elements of Infection Prevention Programs
“The basic elements of an infection prevention program are designed to prevent the spread of infection in healthcare settings. When these elements are present and practiced consistently, the risk of infection among patients and healthcare personnel is reduced.”
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What is Adherence Monitoring?CDC definition• Audit tools may be used by healthcare facilities to conduct
internal quality improvement audits• Audit (adherence monitoring): Direct observation or
monitoring of healthcare personnel adherence to job-specific infection prevention measures
• Feedback: A summary of audit findings that is used to target performance improvement
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Feedback Results
• Share with unit staff• Adherence monitoring results• HAI incidence (rates or SIR)
• Present to managers and leadership • Use data to focus prevention efforts• Use data to get needed resources
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When Should Adherence Monitoring Be Performed?
• Decide how often to regularly conduct adherence monitoring as an Adherence Monitoring Program
• Consider monthly adherence monitoring or more often if a unit has high HAI incidence
• Decrease adherence monitoring to quarterly if HAI are low and previous adherence results were high
• Include all shifts
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Where is the Best Place to Begin?
• Review Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) reports to focus on units with higher incidence of HAI (CLABSI, CDI)
• Engage/train staff on these units to use adherence monitoring tools
• Analyze quarterly SSI data and focus on specific procedures with high SSI incidence (such as hip prosthesis, colon surgery, C-section, abdominal hysterectomy, or appendectomy)
• Include perioperative staff in the Adherence Monitoring Program
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Why is Adherence Monitoring Important?
• Infection prevention policies are most likely in place
• Preventable HAI continue to occur in hospitals
• Even if you have implemented evidence-based recommendations, start monitoring infection prevention care practices to assess if adherence is consistent
You won’t know if you don’t monitor!
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How to Establish an Adherence Monitoring Program• Engage leadership at the beginning
• Administration champion and physician champion• Establish the Adherence Monitoring Program as a hospital
policy – not an IP Policy• NOT the responsibility of the IP or IP department alone• Multidisciplinary buy-in and involvement necessary for
success• Education department, nursing, respiratory therapists,
physical therapists, radiology department• Make it part of the hospital culture
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How to Establish an Adherence Monitoring Program• Include adherence monitoring in manager performance
evaluations• Train all staff performing adherence monitoring using
consistent training materials• Make the Adherence Monitoring Program sustainable by
• Training staff from every department• Require pre-determined scheduled adherence monitoring• Feedback results to staff, leadership, and committees
• Validate the adherence monitoring program by having different departments periodically monitor each other
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Adherence Monitoring Program Checklist Initiate meeting for ongoing participation and support
Include chief-level executives and multidisciplinary team members Establish as a hospital-wide program Develop the hospital Adherence Monitoring Program policy
Include all patient care departments Decide where and how often to be performed Compile adherence monitoring tools to be used* Decide how feedback of results will be delivered to staff
Develop formal training for staff performing adherence monitoring Hold a kick-off event to inform staff of program Develop a plan for feedback and remediation of identified practice gaps Develop a plan to celebrate successes
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Simplify the Message – Focus on the Most Important Things
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Summary
HAI can only be prevented if every HCP adheres to evidence-based practices
You need to know the gaps to correct the gaps
Every care giver needs to own HAI, know how to prevent them, and practice consistently
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Questions?
For more information, please contact any
HAI Liaison IP Team member
Or email [email protected]
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